Just a quick post

Hello Lovelies,

This is just a quick post to let you know how I am doing with my gentle transition to raw.

Now, at the moment I am roughly half way through my first month. So my goal is to eat one raw meal a day.

So far, I have had a rather good measure of success. Some days, I will manage to eat one very good raw meal, and on occasion I haven't. I would take the attitude that it doesn't matter, but in fact how I eat does matter. How I treat my body determines how long I live and the quality of life I have.

Something that has really worked for me is blended sauces for salads and cooked food. Specifically blended red pepper, which is excellent because it is sweet, and a fantastic base to add other things like spices or tomatoes and blend in. This is something that has been a bit of a saviour on a not so good food day. Sometimes I have used soaked cashew nuts in the sauce, I must say, that as I haven't been able to get ahold of the raw nuts, I know that I am missing the point with this one.

My other go to raw food habit is smoothies. Now for a smoothie, I use frozen fruit and rice or soy milk. I know that strictly speaking this isn't raw, but it kicks the arse off a cup of coffee for a pick me up. AND if you use a lot of frozen fruit so that it is nice and thick, you feel like you have ice-cream. Now that's nothing to be sniffed at, ice cream that didn't hurt a cow and won't clog your arteries. I am going to start making smoothies with home made juices, because let's face it, it's going to be better for you than something made with a processed and sweetened milk substitute.

There is something that I am really excited about. I have signed up to do a part time course in Holistic Massage. I was thinking about trying to work less hours, and work in a more ethical industry. Because I do have an overall plan, so this will not be the last time I will study for my own personal development.

So that's how I am doing. I hope you are well, and that you have enough energy to be steadfast with the resolves you have to make your life better.